Barnabas Kelet Henagan

Barnabas Kelet Henagan (born June 7, 1798 in the Marlboro District , South Carolina , † January 10, 1855 in Charleston , South Carolina) was an American politician and in 1840 governor of the state of South Carolina.

Early years and political advancement

Henagan attended both Paranassus Academy and Brownsville Academy . He then studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He served as both a doctor and a planter in South Carolina. In 1826 he became director of the Brownsville Academy . Henagan was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1834 . He stayed there until 1838, when he was elected lieutenant governor of his state. When Governor Patrick Noble died in office on April 7, 1840, Henagan had to succeed him in accordance with the constitution and terminate his term of office.

Governor of south carolina

In the remaining nine months leading up to December 1840, the country slowly began to recover from the economic crisis of 1837 . The banks, which had temporarily stopped cash transactions in 1839, repealed this decision in 1840. This started the economic upswing to overcome the crisis. During this time, the wounds of the nullification crisis of 1832 were slowly healed. The conflicting parties in South Carolinas slowly approached again and domestic peace was restored. But that did not change the fact that the fundamental question of the rights of the individual states against the federal government remained open and in a few years should again provide new explosive in connection with the question of slavery .

Henagan's tenure ended in December 1840; but he remained politically active. From 1844 to 1846 he represented the Marion District in the South Carolina Senate. Between 1846 and 1850 he was State Secretary in their governments under Governors David Johnson and Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook . Barnabas Henagan died in January 1855.

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SURNAME	Henagan, Barnabas Kelet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 7, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marlboro District , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	January 10, 1855
Place of death	Charleston , South Carolina